FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2009 file photo, former NFL running back Herschel Walker, right, and Amanda Lyne are seen at a Strikeforce mixed martial arts event in San Jose, Calif. Walker is starting a new career in mixed martial arts, saying Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, that he has signed a multi-fight contract with promoter Strikeforce. Walker will begin a 12-week training camp next month in San Jose. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner already holds a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do. AP Photo logo AP Photo 3 months ago

FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2009 file photo, former NFL running back Herschel Walker, right, and Amanda Lyne are seen at a Strikeforce mixed martial arts event in San Jose, Calif. Walker is starting a new career in mixed martial arts, saying Monday, Sept. 21, 2009, that he has signed a multi-fight contract with promoter Strikeforce. Walker will begin a 12-week training camp next month in San Jose. The 1982 Heisman Trophy winner already holds a fifth-degree black belt in Tae Kwon Do.

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow scambles during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Gainesville, Fla. Tebow has listened to a few of Herschel Walker's motivational speeches and spent time with the Georgia legend at the Heisman Trophy presentation in 2007. Breaking Walker's Southeastern Conference record for rushing touchdowns Saturday against the Bulldogs would be "really cool and special."

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  1. FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow watches a replay of his fourth-quarter interception that was returned for a touchdown by Mississippi State on the video scoreboard during an NCAA college football game in Starkville, Miss. Tebow has listened to a few of Herschel Walker's motivational speeches and spent time with the Georgia legend at the Heisman Trophy presentation in 2007. Breaking Walker's Southeastern Conference record for rushing touchdowns Saturday against the Bulldogs would be "really cool and special." (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File(.
  2. FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009, file photo, Florida quarterback Tim Tebow scambles during the first half of an NCAA college football game against Arkansas in Gainesville, Fla. Tebow has listened to a few of Herschel Walker's motivational speeches and spent time with the Georgia legend at the Heisman Trophy presentation in 2007. Breaking Walker's Southeastern Conference record for rushing touchdowns Saturday against the Bulldogs would be "really cool and special."
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  4. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck stretches during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Renton, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
  5. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck stretches during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Kirkland, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
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  7. Seattle Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck throws a pass during NFL football practice on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009, in Kirkland, Wash. The practice was the first for Hasselbeck since breaking a rib in a Sept. 20 game in San Francisco.
  8. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: Astronaut Buzz Aldrin and wife Lois Aldrin pose with NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti at The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf=Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
  9. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and honoree Mike Piazza attend The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf=Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.
  10. NEW YORK - OCTOBER 06: NFL Hall of Famer Nick Buoniconti and Olympic swimmer Dara Torres attend The 24th Annual Great Sports Legends Dinner benefiting The Buoniconti Fund to Cure Paralysis (national fundraising arm of The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis) at The Waldorf=Astoria on October 6, 2009 in New York, New York.

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